Abolitionism
One reason the Abolitionist movement took hold in the 1830 was this larger social movement in the era which focused on sin and repentance, feeling that slavery was an enormous evil that the country needed to repent for.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
Many American immigrants came to Texas at the encouragement of these people, who were agents or contractors that had been given large land grants by the Mexican government.
Who were Empresarios?
This proposal, made by a Democrat from Pennsylvania, stated that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in the territory gained from Mexico.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
When the war with Mexico ended, America had borders on both coasts and this had officially been achieved.
What is Manifest Destiny?
In 1821, the ACS acquired land in West Africa and began moving free African Americans to this colony, which eventually became this country.
What is Liberia?
His father, Moses, was promised a huge amount of land in Northern Texas if he could settle 300 families there but died before he could hold up his end of the deal.
Who is Stephen Austin?
This was the idea of allowing the citizens of a new territory to decide for themselves about allowing slavery.
What is popular sovereignty?
This woman had a massive impact on the Abolitionist movement, drawing large crowds to hear her antislavery speeches.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
This well known Abolitionist moved to Boston in 1831 and founded the anti-slavery newspaper known as The Liberator.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
As many of the American immigrants were not assimilating into Mexican culture nor converting to Roman Catholicism, Mexico passed these two laws in 1830 which infuriated the settlers.
What is closed border to further immigrants and taxed goods from foreign countries?
Although they never came to a vote, this Senator's series of resolutions represented the growing anger of many Southerners, and was the first warning of civil war.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded this many square miles of territory to the USA.
What is 500,000?
Gradualists proposed a three step process to phase out slavery. These were the three steps.
What is 1: stop slave trade, 2: end slavery in North and Upper South, 3: end slavery in the deep south?
This former governor of Tennessee and a proven military leader took command of the Texas rebels, and was eventually the first "President of Texas".
Who was Sam Houston?
He was ultimately elected in the split 1848 election, and for the most part, avoided the slavery issue entirely during his campaign.
Who was Zachary Taylor?
This one time President was the nominee of the Free Soil Party in the Election of 1848?
Who was Martin Van Buren?
Frederich Douglass was well known for writing his autobiography, but he also published an anti-slavery newspaper called this.
What is the North Star?
In an early battle near San Antonio, Mexican soldiers ordered Texans to surrender their weapons. In reply, the Texans held up a sign with this sentence written on it.
What is "Come and Take It"
The newly formed "Free Soil Party" was a mixture of these three groups.
Who were the Conscience Whigs, Anti-slavery Democrats and the Liberty Party?
In addition to settling the border and territorial disputes with Mexico, the USA also in the late 1840s resolved this border dispute with the British.
What is the Oregon Border?